Consound

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Consound \Con"sound\ (-sound), n. [Corrupted fr. F. consoude, fr
     L. consolida comfrey (so called because supposed to have
     healing power); con- + solidus solid, consolidare to make
     solid. Cf. {Comfrey}, {Consolidate}.] (Bot.)
     A name applied loosely to several plants of different genera,
     esp. the comfrey.


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